Commstar

Commstar is a science fiction media franchise.

Synopsis
The franchise is set within the territories of the star nation known as the Commonwealth of Stars. The nation, colloquially known as Commstar, is a representative parliamentary democracy. Protecting it is the Commforce (Commonwealth Defence Force), a highly trained, professional military that patrols its territory, safeguards its member systems against threats, and continues to explore uncharted space. The series centres around the adventures of the characters, and the challenges, relationships, and interactions which develop along the way.

Characters
The franchise has TBD main characters and TBD regular supporting characters.

Main characters

 * So Andso
 * Chad Michael Murray
 * So Andso
 * Henry Cavill
 * So Andso
 * Tom Hopper
 * So Andso
 * Tilda Swinton

Supporting characters

 * So Andso
 * Carolym Seymour
 * So Andso
 * Dan O'Herlihy
 * So Andso
 * Cate Blanchett

Commstar
The Commonwealth of Stars. It is a parliamentary representative democracy encompassing over 500 star systems.

Commgov
The Commonwealth Government. It consists of an executive, legislative, and judicial branch.

Premier
The head of state and government of the Commonwealth.

Praesidium
The legislative assembly of the Commonwealth, consisting of one seat for every member star system.

Central Court of Justice
The highest court of judicial review in the Commonwealth, consisting of one chief justice and ten associate justices.

Commforce
The Commonwealth Defence Forces.

Protocol

 * Action stations
 * Condition One - attack is present or imminent, ship placed on highest readiness
 * Condition Two - threat probable but not present
 * Condition Three - all clear, normal operations

Ranks and uniform
Commforce uniform differs depending on if one is an officer, a non-commissioned officer, or enlisted. Officers wear a collarless light brown hip-length jacket over a blue shirt with turn-down collar. The tunic is fastened with Velcro. Non-commissioned officers and enlisted wear a light brown jumpsuit with a blue hem starting from waist level, running up to a blue turn-down collar. All ranks wear a belt of the same brown. All personnel wear a pistol holster, with a leg belt to keep the holster firmly affixed to the wearer's leg. Rank insignia for officers is worn as TBD, while non-commissioned and enlisted personnel wear TBD.


 * Flag officers (gold bars)
 * Commander general, senior commander, commander, vice commander
 * Line officers (gold-trimmed silver bars)
 * Fleet captain, captain, vice captain, senior lieutenant, lieutenant, junior lieutenant
 * Enlisted (upright silver triangle with varying number of bars underneath)
 * Chief petty officer (solid triangle w/ four bars), senior petty officer (solid triangle w/ three bars), petty officer (solid triangle w/ two bars), senior specialist (solid triangle w/ one bar), specialist (solid triangle), junior specialist (hollow triangle)

Ships

 * Dreadnought
 * dimensions (l/b/h) - 1,255m / 341m / 135m
 * crew - 2,750
 * armament - dual laser turrets (48), missile tubes (28)
 * defences - point defence grid, countermeasure suite, armour plating, heavy deflector shields
 * flight facilities - flight decks (2), fighters (60), shuttles (12)
 * power plant - matter-antimatter generators (2)
 * propulsion - sublight engines (8), maneuvering thrusters
 * H-drive - equipped
 * CO/XO rank - fleet captain / captain


 * Cruiser
 * dimensions (l/b/h) - 718m / 183m / 77m
 * crew - 1,290
 * armament - laser turrets (28), missile tubes (12)
 * defences - point defence grid, countermeasure suite, armour plating, heavy deflector shields
 * flight facilities - flight decks (1), fighters (12), shuttles (4)
 * power plant - matter-antimatter generator (1)
 * propulsion - sublight engines (4), maneuvering thrusters
 * H-drive - equipped
 * CO/XO rank - captain / vice-captain


 * Destroyer
 * dimensions (l/b/h) - 366m / 95m / 49m
 * crew - 705
 * armament - laser turrets (16), missile tubes (4)
 * defences - point defence grid, countermeasure suite, armour plating, deflector shields
 * flight facilities - flight bays (1), shuttles (4)
 * power plant - matter-antimatter generator (1)
 * propulsion - sublight engines (2), maneuvering thrusters
 * H-drive - equipped
 * CO/XO rank - captain / vice-captain


 * Frigate
 * dimensions (l/b/h) - 191m / 51m / 28m
 * crew - 370
 * armament - laser turrets (6), missile tubes (2)
 * defences - point defence grid, countermeasure suite, armour plating, deflector shields
 * flight facilities - drop flight ports (2), shuttles (2)
 * power plant - matter-antimatter generator (1)
 * propulsion - sublight engines (2), maneuvering thrusters
 * H-drive - equipped
 * CO/XO rank - captain / vice-captain

Power

 * Matter-antimatter generator
 * Fusion generator
 * Microfusion generator

Propulsion

 * Hyperlight drive (H-drive)
 * Sublight drive
 * Gravimetric drive
 * Ion drive

Defensive

 * Countermeasure suite
 * Deflector shields
 * Point defence

Communications

 * Subspace comms
 * Subspace relay
 * Subspace transceiver

Weaponry - Capital

 * Laser turrets
 * Antimatter missile
 * Pulson charge
 * Tractor beam

Weaponry - Handheld

 * Phase-pulse pistol (PhP pistol)
 * Phase-pulse rifle (PhP rifle)
 * Phase-pulse repeater (PhP repeater)
 * Grenade rifle (G-rifle)
 * Grenade (frag, HE frag, gas, stun)